Bryan Yurcan

Many e-commerce and multichannel retailers need to go to greater lengths to pre­vent deceptive e-mail and phishing scams, according to industry group the Online Trust Alliance (OTA).

The US Postal Service is explor­ing a proposed "summer sale" for Standard Mail, and members of the mailing community are cau­tiously optimistic about the idea.

Negotiations for a service contract between shippers DHL and UPS have ended, UPS said today. The two companies had been nego­tiating an agreement under which UPS would provide air transport services for DHL's North Ameri­can business for 10 years. Two independent airlines currently provide those services.

Great Lakes List Management is introducing to the market for the first time customer data released from an online auction site. The file has more than 300 buyer categories and is selectable by categories such as bidding history, purchase history and amount spent.

Andra Group today announced that it has selected performance-based search marketer Adlucent to help steer online shoppers to its Andra Group online retail sites HerRoom and HisRoom. HerRoom and HisRoom are online lingerie and men's underwear retailers based in Dallas.

Online auction site eBay this week sold recommendation engine StumbleUpon, which it purchased two years ago for $75 million. EBay sold StumbleUpon back to its founders, Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith, as well as a group of venture capital investors, including Sherpalo Ventures, Accel Partners and August Capita.

The US Postal Service has informed mailers that it will announce shortly a summer sale on postage for any increased Standard Mail volume for many Standard mailers, according to the Direct Marketing Association, which said it supports the plan.

Armed with a White House mandate and stimulus funds, the Federal Communications Commission launched its effort last week to encourage the expansion of high-speed Internet connections in the country — a move some experts say will help marketers expand multichannel reach.

BuzzCity, a global provider of wireless communities and consumer services, announced the results of its quarterly Global Mobile Advertising Index, which shows growth in most parts of the world for mobile advertising. The index documents mobile Internet advertising and represents inventory sold across the BuzzCity Mobile Advertising Network in more than 200 countries globally.